Surgery week folks! Today our 27s go through surgery and we will keep this thread going for a week while we all get sleeved!

It's FINALLY arrived, I don't know about you, but I am excited, anxious, nervous and did I say excited? I am SOOO over trying to figure out the next diet to do that will rebound in a few months. At last I have a tool that will WORK forever!

Get your lip balm and Gas-x strips ready and I heard a heating pad can be awesome for stubborn gasses in your back and shoulders the first few days, can't hurt to take it with you! If you are in a big busy hospital and might have to share a room, bring ear plugs and an eye mask... you may not need it but better to have it if you do. Don't forget to get up walking as soon as possible, it helps the gas go away. Excited to see how everyone does!

Tuesday May 27th

danila (PA)

Derouin4

Sh3iz

cnilson (MI)

dmolly

NewTee2014 (DC)

sleevin' it in Jersey (NJ)

Monte0828

Wednesday May 28th

kungfuaaron (MX from WA)

bcannon33 (MX)

WhoKnows (GERMANY)

Skinnyana

Nicci829

My Journey

motivated76 (NJ)

par1959 (WA)

Nellani78 (NY)

Vikki59

Thursday May 29th

swedishfsh1020 (CA)

SlimDownThick (CO)

sandDuneHill (NJ)

hrhlaurie (CO)

jme621

MiraNJ (NJ)

Friday May 30th

lylabelle (MX from WA)

barbbcute (TX)

devint (DC)

momofthree123 (NJ)

Speeder (MX)

bonniebeth001 (CA)

shavbarn

Saturday May 31

habsi (Dubai)

Edited May 28, 201412 yr by lylabelle

Post op day 3 got to progress on to purée foods. Tried Greek yogurt and soup sent thru blender. For dinner quick cooked oatmeal. Only about 2 tbsp at a time. Still BURPING after most of time. It has lessened a bit. No nausea. Upper back pain and chest discomfort from the air trapped inside still. Hope that goes away soon. All I know is when I had the yogurt it tasted so good!!! Don't get to progress from yogurt blended soup or liquids till day 7. Only took pain meds once while preparing for bed. Doing the color run tomorrow. Hoping walking will get that air moving and out! First night out with friends at restaurant. I got soup and ate the broth. Wasn't even hungry as I watched others eat. I just miss flavor. So bought some PB2 ( dehydrated peanut butter) to increase the protein of Shake and add some flavor. So far so good.

I'm in the hospital, doing great. No real complaints other then nausea when I move around.

I came home last night from being sleeved on the 28th. Only had pain meds the first day I was in the hospital. Did so well they let me roam as I pleased and they kept saying they wished all their patients were as happy as me lol Gas has subsided which was my only real discomfort. Kind of shocked to see I had 9 incisions! 2 that are pretty bruised but they dont really bother me. I need to work on drinking so I dont get dehydrated. Just so easy to not want anything right now! All in all so glad to be home just have to keep reminding the kids to stay away from my belly lol

I am so jealous I have to be on liquids for two weeks. Glad to see everyone is doing good besides the nausea and gas!

Not to be graphic or tmi... Has anyone had any bm issues? I've gone quite a few times, obviously very loose.. :-/ I usually hear stories that people don't go for days on end...

TMI continued... I had explosive water BMs late day 2 and all day day 3, and now just gas. When I left the hospital day 2 I was told I would have water stool until I passed all of the contrast from the 3 leak tests I underwent pre discharge. I was sleeved on the 27th.

Single mama I am right there with you on fluids. I have to do it for 20 days! But I believe if I do a strawberry smoothie or something that counts as fluid so that's exciting. Ohhhhh or an orange Julius?? Lol. Kidding.

If your protein drinks seem very heavy dilute them. One person I was following on YouTube would take a pitcher, add Isopure, extra water and crystal light make it taste better and drink that throughout the day. that pitcher was 40 grams of protein so it was one way to get in an extra 40 grams if you're doing everything else.

I have been in a room with a fan now since after my surgery yesterday. But I'm not allowed to have water until its been 24 hours since my surgery, I think that's about noon. I have gone for a couple bottles of water just putting it in my mouth and splashing around thinking out let me tell you never been so thirsty in my life. I feel like someone walked into the desert in the Bible. Without the fan its just too hot, but it causes serious dry mouth!

Everyone check in with what day you are at what you are allowed to eat/drink. I'm going to add it to my spreadsheet. I'm curious to see if trends occur in people who started on puree right away vs liquid etc. Our own little focus group :-)

Going to go try and walk. But I think they need to add more morphine into drip

Day 3. As much liquid as I can to keep from dehydrating and full liquids for 2 wks. No purees til wk 3.

Day 4 Greek yogurt went down easier today. Purée til week 3. Just grateful to get a break from shakes. Bought a protein liquid drink to see how that goes. Going to color run today but of course I will be walking! Take care everyone sip sip sip!

I am so happy to see that the vision thing isn't just me! It's been hard to read posts but I keep doing it because I'm bored. Lol

Luckily for me I've had 0 nausea and very little gas. I maybe have a couple of hiccups and a cough and that's it. Maybe all of that is related to the fact that I haven't been able to drink anything since 10 p.m. The night before surgery. Perhaps he figured out after a couple thousand surgeries that if people don't drink, they don't have nausea. So I am thankful for the rule even though I am dying of thirst. I really can't wait for glass of water!

Today is the barium test and then I get another leak test (blue dye) tomorrow before I go home on Monday. My doctor likes to do 3 the test to make sure everyone is perfect.

TMI continued... I had explosive water BMs late day 2 and all day day 3, and now just gas. When I left the hospital day 2 I was told I would have water stool until I passed all of the contrast from the 3 leak tests I underwent pre discharge. I was sleeved on the 27th.

perhaps it is the contrast from my leak test also. I was also doing a lot of reading online and basically " liquid in, liquid out"

I'm doing well also, surgery was 29th but day of surgery and yesterday was rough. Not a lot of gas pain except my stomach rumbling and churning. I'm on liquids for a week and then I can try some pureed food. I'm walking better but I had no energy the first few days and slept constantly. Today is first time I could watch some tv. It really hurts to get in and out of bed and chairs but I expected that with stitches.

Yesterday, when I felt so awful, I questioned just why I did this to myself. But it gets better and today I am so glad I am on this journey to weight loss.

Going home in a few and may hang out in the recliner for a few days.

Glad everyone is doing well.

@@Nicci829 looks like we are on the same schedule! I can't imagine doing anything but liquid for awhile anyway. Poor cut up stomach needs some rest.

I'm in the hospital today and tomorrow. While on my computer I have a 3 minute loop on a timer (you can use your phone too) Its a good way to remember to keep sipping.

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/loop-countdown/

Day 2 post op for me. My abdomen has been very tight. I assume gas pain. Super tender to turn over. Vision is still blurry and I've had a stiff neck since Day 1. These are things I mostly expected but unfortunately my back issue are back from laying around so much. I used an ice pack on my tummy last night and then just moved it to back to my sciatica. That seemed to help. I also notice that the cold is really bothersome going down. Thing I will have to do my liquid room temp. Tried my multi chewable. I need to chew it more. Crushing my depression meds isn't working out for me. It's such a nasty flavor. On a positive note, My husband is surprised how well I'm doing. We just walked around the block. Took all my energy to do so but I did it.

Day 5 full liquids for 14 more days

Swedishfish glad you are doing well! Walking around the block is great! I haven't tried cold liquid. I figure since the doc only gives us warm tea and room temp liquid that its not a good idea at this point. But I have been able to get 8 ounces down in the past hour or so, so I think thats good! Things make a funny noise when they go down. But its not painful so I'm happy about that.

Great to hear how everyoe is doing! In a week we will all be moving and grooving and talking who likes what protein shakes from where!